When One Sees Blood before and after Her Period
Issue No.461- If, in the case of a woman with a regular period, the bleeding exceeds the period for several days or starts some days earlier (as is common among women), if the total number of days does not exceed ten, all of it should be considered as menstruation. However, if it exceeds ten days, then only the blood that has been discharged during the days of the regular menstrual period is counted as ḥayḍ, and the blood which has discharged before and after her period is istiḥāḍah. Similarly, if the bleeding commences several days earlier than the regular time of her menstrual period and continues until the end of the period, or in the case of the bleeding exceeding the menstrual period for some days, if it does not exceed ten days, all of the bleeding should be considered as ḥayḍ. However, if the bleeding exceeds ten days, then only the days of the period are considered as ḥayḍ.
